Electric-socket structure



May 3,1927. 1,621,238

M. HERSKOVITZ ELECTRIC SOCKET STRUCTURE original Filed may 25, 1919 Patented May 3, 1927.

MAX Hnasxovrrz, or cnroaeonrrinors; 'WILLIAM Hnasxovirzmw :BY JUDrCrAL CHANGE OF NAME WILLIAM ILERST) AND CHARLES WEINFELD, EXECU'IORSO1` SAID MAX HERSKOVITZ, DECEASED.

4 llflLIilC'lRIC-SOCKET` STRUCTURE.

Original application led May 23,1 19219, Serial.- No. 299,198'.V Divided; and this application filedt January 5, 1924; Serial No. 684,646.

plica-tion for United States Letters Patent` Serial No. 299,198, led May 23, 1919.

My primary object is to provide a novel, simple and inexpensive constructiomof the general character above referred to. A further object is to' provide a construction which, in one of its forms, is adapted to be supported in a number of different ways, as desired, and preferably form a support for a globe-carrying ceiling-band.

Referringto t-he accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a View in sectional elevation of a. portion of a ceiling containing an outlet-box and with which is associated anelectric socket structure constructed in aca globe-supporting ceiling-band; and Figure 2, a perspective view ofthe housing structure of Fig. l. y

The socket structure illustrated comprises a hollow, cup-shaped member 10, open at its lower end and containing a screw-threaded aperture 11 at its opposite end, the wall of the member 10 adjacent the upper end of this member containing apertures 12. The member 10 slightly below the openings 12 is equipped at its opposite sides with outwardly-extending wings 13 containing elongated slots 14 between their ends and `adja. cent their outer ends threaded openings 15.

The portion 10 houses theelectrical screw-y shell 16, which carries a disk 17 of insulating material equipped with a center contact 18, ay lining 19 of insulating material being interposed between the member 10 andthe shell 16. The shell 16 is indented as represented at 20, to interlock with the lining 19 and project a portion of the latter into an opening 21 i'n the member 10 to prevent ro tation of the shell 16 in the member 10.

In the particular arrangement illustrated,

cordance with my invention and supportingV the ldevice just described is. shown as pro-A vided, for co-operation with anV outlet-box 22 locatedv in an: openingin a` ceiling represented 'at 23: AOutlet boxes, as commonly provided,

are formedwitha separate plate 241:. screwed inlplace` against the underside of the top lplate .of thebox 2,2, as by the; screws 25,and i carrying a ,threaded nipple? 26,.` This. nipple has preferably screwed thereon an extension piece'27, presenting the threaded extremity 28 upon which the member 10 is screwed at its threaded part 11 for securing the mem ber 10 in place, the electric-current-conducting wires which extend into the box 22 ex- 'tendingthrough the opening 12 and being connected with the contacts 16 and 18 of the socket. The wings 13 in the particular case illustrated support a globe-supporting band 29, which is secured in place, as by the screws 30, screwing through an annular iange 31 `of the band adjacent the ceiling and into the threaded apertures 15, the globe supported by the band 29 being represented at 32.

If desired, screws or nails (not shown) may be located in the slots 1 4 and extend into the ceiling 23, and while this manner of fastening the socket structure in place may supplement the threaded connection ofi the member 10 with the outlet-box as stated, the slots 14 are preferably used only when direct connection between the member 10 and the outlet-box is not provided.

The wings 13 which may be madel integrally with the housing 10 or as parts separate therefrom and secured together'in any suitable way, may be rigid or of a character adapting them to be bent, in which latter case the wings may be bent to adapt the device, tothe best advantage, to different conditions presented in the installing of the same. Furthermore if desired, and particularly where a connection between the housing 10 and a nipple-equipped plate in the outlet-box is not provided, the upper end of the housing 10 may be left entirely open. It will be readily understood from the foregoing that a structure embodying my invention is simplel and rigid and very inexpensivelto mannfactnre.`

While I haveV disclosedV certain embodiA ments of intention, I do not wish to be j inyinvention as fully and completely as the prior state of the art will permit.

lha-t I claim as new, and desire vto secure by Letters Patent is: l Y

1. In a socket structure, the combination ot aa cupfshaped member containing elec trical contacts -for an electric lamp inserted into the open end of said member, said mem- Aber presentingl at one end a portion at ywhich said member attaches to a support and apertured at one side of said portion 'for receiving electric wires connected with said contacts, and arms extending outwardly from said member, said arms containing threaded apertures adjacent their outer endsV and other apertures between their ends, the

latter for receiving devices .for Securing theL socket structure. in place.

2. In a socket structure, the combination of a cup-sliaped member containing elec trical contacts for an elect-ric lamp inserted into'the open end of said member, said member presenting at one end anv internallythreaded aperture at which it is adaptedto attach to a support, said member being apertured at opposite sidesy o'l. said threaded aperture for receiving electric Wires con neeted with nsaid contacts, and. arms extendingV outwardly 'from said member, said arms containing threaded openings adjacent their `outer ends and containing other openings rbetween their ends, the latter 'for receiving;V

devices for securing thesoclet structure in place.

MAX HERSKOVITZ. 

